Facing Facebook and Other Social Networking Technologies

Tracy Mitrano and Anita Rho, both of Cornell University, are leading an online workshop on November 8 to explore ways in which colleges and universities can use social networking tools: Facing Facebook and Other Social Networking Technologies. The announcement seems facebook (and marketing) oriented - If you’re starting a capital campaign at your institution, why not use social networking technologies for your alumni too, so they can create communities, post video and photos past and present, and "poke" old friends? - rather than academically oriented. Online studygroups, school clubs, political action, hobbies and recreation